Friday, May 16, 2008

Oh, I think I get it now.

In a move which no doubt prevented dozens of people from being offended by a cartoon or 3, a Dutch police force arrested a cartoonist on the suspicion of violating hate speech laws.

Well, I feel safer already.

"We suspect him of insulting people on the basis of their race or belief, and possibly also of inciting hate," she said.

Each is a crime punishable by up to a year in prison under Dutch hate speech laws — or two years for multiple offenses.

ARE YOU KIDDING ME?

Holy cow, people! Why are we so scared of offending people? It's not like we're in 4th grade, where offended people might riot in the streets and kill bystanders....

oh.
Never mind.

1 comment:

  1. dude, how tough was your 4th grade?!

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